I have a gateway ar200 notebook. The fan isn't running. How to I get at it to see what's wrong?
TwilightKitsune 0 Newbie Poster
caperjack 875 I hate 20 Questions Team Colleague
I have a gateway ar200 notebook. The fan isn't running. How to I get at it to see what's wrong?
to get at the fan in most laptops means complete removal of the top part of the laptop,i do not recommend you try this without a manual showing full instructions on how to do this
dcc 88 Posting Virtuoso
Look on the bottom and see if there is a panel cover held in place with screws, if there aren't it most likely will be as caperjack described.
jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster
Bear in mind that you cant go and replace a laptop fan with any old one, sometimes there model specific.
Also some laptops fans dont run until they are needed.
caperjack 875 I hate 20 Questions Team Colleague
usually a laptop fan runs at bootup until the os loads and then shuts down until the temp goes up
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